Reply #66: Can't argue about the cost

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There's a survey done every year, I think; the last one I saw was for 2004. It ranks ball clubs according to the cost for a family of four to watch a game, and includes such things as parking, a couple of souvenirs and drinks and dogs for the family, in addition to tickets for mid-priced seats.

I can't remember which club was the least expensive, but it was somewhere around $110. Boston was the most expensive, at $200 and change. That's a chunk o' cash.

I disagree, though, on player connections; I grew out of that when I was about 13 (though I do know two guys in the majors from their minor league days). There're still players I favor, of course, but now it's all about the ball club. I was never one to switch allegiances if my favorite player got traded or something.

I do wish it was like it used to be, though, when guys stayed with the same ball club for awhile, and the infield of Garvey, Lopes, Russell and Cey was as synonomous with the Dodgers as blue.